The Future Of Private Biotech Investment: A Q&A With Jonathan Leff
Executive Summary
Long-time Warburg Pincus investor Jonathan Leff is making a move to Deerfield Management. He tells “The Pink Sheet” about his plans and contemplates what’s next for investment in private biotechs.
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